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“My little brother and I are afraid. All our lives have been here.”
-Gustavo Flores
Escaping violence and seeking a better life, the Flores family arrived in the United States in 2010 and joined relatives in Old Hickory, TN. During the early days in America, the family slept on the floor, unable to afford furniture, until they were able to get settled.
Gustavo Flores and his 12-year-old little brother Brayan are both DREAMers. Gustavo at age 19, has flourished in the Nashville community. As a student at Glencliff High School, he joined the school Mariachi band and since then has diligently worked on his songwriting, performing, and recording. Last year, he opened up for Midland on the hallowed Ryman stage. Rolling Stone’s Joseph Hudak reviewed the show writing, “...Gustavo Flores decimated the Ryman with the passionate Spanish-sung love song “El Aventurero” that showed off the pageantry and drama of the genre. During a time when some talk cavalierly about closing the Southern border, Mariachi los Potrillos were living proof of all we’d be giving up.”
Though the Flores’ have completed all of their paperwork, paid taxes, and followed all necessary procedures, the family received a notice from ICE in August 2020 (dated June 2020), that they will be assigned a court date in Memphis. Currently, the family has to contact the Department of Homeland Security to check on the status of their court date assignment every single day. They face the looming threat of being sent to an ICE detention facility and/or deportation. Amidst the turmoil of these uncertainties, the family is working to adopt their special needs niece, Irma. Additionally, the family business, a commercial cleaning company, has been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Recently, the Flores family garnered the attention of music maven, Maren Morris. Appearing in her “Better Than We Found It” video, she warmly spotlights Gustavo, his parents, and siblings giving a glimpse into their lives and the precariousness of their uncertain fate.
With mounting legal fees, both on the immigration and adoption front, the Flores family could use your help. All proceeds will go towards legal fees in preparation of their forthcoming court date and Irma’s adoption costs. Any additional funds will go directly to the family.
-Gustavo Flores
Escaping violence and seeking a better life, the Flores family arrived in the United States in 2010 and joined relatives in Old Hickory, TN. During the early days in America, the family slept on the floor, unable to afford furniture, until they were able to get settled.
Gustavo Flores and his 12-year-old little brother Brayan are both DREAMers. Gustavo at age 19, has flourished in the Nashville community. As a student at Glencliff High School, he joined the school Mariachi band and since then has diligently worked on his songwriting, performing, and recording. Last year, he opened up for Midland on the hallowed Ryman stage. Rolling Stone’s Joseph Hudak reviewed the show writing, “...Gustavo Flores decimated the Ryman with the passionate Spanish-sung love song “El Aventurero” that showed off the pageantry and drama of the genre. During a time when some talk cavalierly about closing the Southern border, Mariachi los Potrillos were living proof of all we’d be giving up.”
Though the Flores’ have completed all of their paperwork, paid taxes, and followed all necessary procedures, the family received a notice from ICE in August 2020 (dated June 2020), that they will be assigned a court date in Memphis. Currently, the family has to contact the Department of Homeland Security to check on the status of their court date assignment every single day. They face the looming threat of being sent to an ICE detention facility and/or deportation. Amidst the turmoil of these uncertainties, the family is working to adopt their special needs niece, Irma. Additionally, the family business, a commercial cleaning company, has been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Recently, the Flores family garnered the attention of music maven, Maren Morris. Appearing in her “Better Than We Found It” video, she warmly spotlights Gustavo, his parents, and siblings giving a glimpse into their lives and the precariousness of their uncertain fate.
With mounting legal fees, both on the immigration and adoption front, the Flores family could use your help. All proceeds will go towards legal fees in preparation of their forthcoming court date and Irma’s adoption costs. Any additional funds will go directly to the family.
Organizer and beneficiary
Herlinda Guadalupe Flores Chavez
Beneficiary